For Web 2.0 millionaires only?

I had to laugh when I saw this ad in Sunday’s SF Chronicle real estate section. I think the ad’s headline writer is out of sync with whoever chose that stock image of a giggling fortyish couple — unless they made their money in high tech and are hip enough to understand what “ginormous” means.


Main Entry: gi·nor·mous
Pronunciation: \jī-ˈnȯr-məs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: gigantic + enormous
Date: circa 1948
1948!? What? It’s listed here as a 2007 neologism.
I heard a piece (on NPR, I believe) lamenting the fact that the word "ginormous" had been officially admitted into the OED. Luckily, most spell-check programs still thinks it’s gibberish (which I do as well).
The OED has listed ginormous for many years.
SF_MARK: Click through to the word listing on your link to see the source for my earlier post.